To give an example, my first reaction to reading Heidegger is “this is voodoo!” I still think he’s a bad person with bad values. But I can clarify somewhat what I think is true in his philosophy and false in it, and I think my understanding of psychology (and potentially AI) is sounder for that struggle.
There’s stuff I can’t read without getting “triggered.” I know my limits and proceed slowly. But ultimately, if there’s something I have reason to believe has substance on topics I care about, I expect to eventually hit the books and wrestle with the ideas. I think I’ll eventually get there with developmental psychology. Which is why I think people like Gordon are good to have in my noosphere.
To give an example, my first reaction to reading Heidegger is “this is voodoo!” I still think he’s a bad person with bad values. But I can clarify somewhat what I think is true in his philosophy and false in it, and I think my understanding of psychology (and potentially AI) is sounder for that struggle.
There’s stuff I can’t read without getting “triggered.” I know my limits and proceed slowly. But ultimately, if there’s something I have reason to believe has substance on topics I care about, I expect to eventually hit the books and wrestle with the ideas. I think I’ll eventually get there with developmental psychology. Which is why I think people like Gordon are good to have in my noosphere.
D’awwww, thanks! :-)